Other support 


If you receive UC you may also be able to get other financial support depending on your circumstances and where you live, including the following: 


• advance and hardship payments (see pages 18, 39 and 41);


• alternative Payment Arrangements to get your rent paid directly to your landlord, get paid more frequently than once a month or receive split payments, if you are part of a couple;


• Budgeting Advance (see page 41);


• new-style JSA (see page 35);


• new-style ESA (see page 46); 


• help with health costs, including prescriptions and dental treatment;


• Sure Start Maternity Grant (see page 57);


• Healthy Start vouchers (for those who are pregnant or have a child under four years old);


• free early education for two-year-olds;


• free school meals; 


• disabled facilities grants; 


• Cold weather payments (see page 39);


• Legal aid


• help with the costs of using courts or tribunals;


• help with prison visiting costs; and 


• funeral expenses payment (see page 83).